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Unit 2- Pollution and Conservation
Word Picture Definition
natural resources
a material that is found in

nature that is used by living

things.
renewable resources
a resource that can be replaced

quickly

nonrenewable
resources a resource that, when it is

used up, will not exist again

during a human lifetime.

pollution
Harmful material that is

added to the environment.

conservation
the saving of resources by

using them wisely

reduce

to use less of resource

 reuse
to use a resource again and again.

recycle
to reuse a resource by breaking

it down and making a new

product.

environment
everything that is around a

living thing.

littering
waste that people dispose

of outside.

acid rain
Acid rain is rain that has been

made acidic by certain pollutants in the air

RECYCLE ENVIRONMENT
ACID RAIN REUSE
CONSERVATION POLLUTION
NON RENEWABLE NATURAL
RESOURCES RESOURCES
LITTERING REDUCE
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES